NEWSLETTER
CABOOLTURE FAMILY HISTORY
RESEARCH GROUP INC.
Phone No - 5428 2018
Email - cfhrg@mail.cth.com.au
or
Website http://cfhrg.tripod.com
Welcome to our new Members
– Margaret and Stuart Brown; Colleen and Barry McLean and
Judy Ilsley.
DATES
TO REMEMBER
Saturday
25th June
Saturday
23rd July
1-3pm – Maritime Museum – Lawrie Strange will give a talk on Brisbane River Ship/boat
history, including World War I & II.
Next Meeting is at
OFFICE BEARERS
2004 – 2005
President
Doug Cook
Vice President
David Jimmieson
Secretary
Janet O’Flaherty
Treasurer
Helen Eaton
Librarian
Joanne Beeston
Assistant Librarian
Jane O’Brien
Magazine Editor
Elaine Elms
Newsletter Editor
Elaine Elms
Magazine Committee
Coral Hapgood
Cemetery Records
Position Vacant
Publicity Officer
Coral Hapgood
NOTES FROM MANAGEMENT
As
you read this, the 2005 AGM will be over or about to start. From the previous
Management Team, we would like to thank all of our members for their support in
the last year. We hope that you will treat the new team in the same way. You
will notice that the ‘renovations’ to the bathroom have commenced (there has
been a slight hiccup to the timetable, but after the time it has taken to get
to this state, it won’t amount to very much).There will be a bit of work to be
done when the bathroom is clear, but we will let you know when we will be able
to hold a working bee.
We
are very fortunate in having a membership base that combines loyalty with the
will to jump in and help other members with their research problems. Without
these members, the Club as we know it, wouldn’t
operate very well. Don’t be afraid to say something if you feel you can
contribute….your one piece of information could be all that some other member
needs to kick-start their research again.
To
the incoming management team, all the best for the ensuing year and we look
forward to the continuance of the successful Club that we have.
Happy Researching
Doug
LIBRARY DUTY ROSTER
Doug
– Every Saturday & Wednesday morning
David
– Every Monday afternoon
Janet
– Every Monday morning & 2nd Saturday morning
Elaine – Every Wednesday afternoon
Jane
- 3rd & 4th Saturday morning
Pat V.
– 2nd Wednesday morning
Coral
– 2nd Wednesday afternoon
Trevor – 4th Wednesday afternoon
Gloria – 1st Saturday morning & 4th Monday
morning
Glenys – Every Monday morning
Joanne – 4th Wednesday morning
We
are in need of more members to volunteer for ‘duty’. It is not hard - it is just a case of being
there to assist new members and visitors.
Ideally we would like to have two duty persons per session. At the moment, most days, we have just one
person ‘on duty’.
Printer
Ink Cartridges
Don’t
try to get the last bit of ink out of the cartridge by shaking it, as this can
cause damage to your cartridge, which is unrepairable,
and therefore it will not be able to be refilled.
Have
the cartridge refilled as soon as possible (within a week) as the cartridge
cannot be stored for an indefinite period.
If you have to store the cartridge, wrap it in Glad Wrap
or similar, then store it in the refrigerator until you can get it refilled.
Never
leave the cartridge in your hot car, as this will cause the ink to expand and
leak.
Always
store colour cartridges upright, as if left on its side, the colours will cross
contaminate.
FUND RAISING IS ESSENTIAL
TO ENABLE
NEW RESOURCES TO BE PURCHASED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL MEMBERS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO GIVE US YOUR SUPPORT IN
2005.
There
is a Raffle every month – Tickets are always
$1.00 each. All proceeds from these
monthly raffles are used to buy resources. The money does not go into a
building fund or general revenue, it is used strictly for purchasing resources….ask
at the office for tickets. Thank you to everyone who has supported
these raffles….the results have been very pleasing…lots of new CDs, microfiche,
etc
MAY RAFFLE – A set of 6 ceramic mugs,
sugar bowl and milk jug – made by Danny O’Brien – donated by Jane O’Brien
There
will be a 2nd and 3rd prize of an orchid (donated by
Joyce Carr). To be drawn at the A.G.M.
JUNE RAFFLE – To be advised
Tickets
are continually on sale for monthly raffles….you’ve got to be in it, to win
it…..If you look in the library, you will see that over the last 6 or so months
that the raffles have been run, an enormous amount of resources has been bought
with the proceeds of the raffles.
GROUP
SHEET BOOKLETS……For
We
have produced a number of these booklets, as a fund raiser, to help you ‘keep track of your families’ while doing
your family tree research……Available from the Office.
Scribble
Pads for sale
– 50c each
PLEASE
REMEMBER our 25th Anniversary Hindsight – get your
stories in as soon as possible…..let’s make this a really special edition of
our magazine….thank you to the members
who have already submitted their stories and photos….email me at nitemare1948@yahoo.com.au
GOLDEN RULES OF GENEALOGY
Always work backwards from the known (yourself) to the unknown (forebears)
Never believe everything on a birth, death of marriage certificate
Never completely trust the spelling of surnames, place names, etc.
Always check surname variants when researching
Always have at least two separate sources of proof for each event
Remember that everything is only speculation until verified.
Always photocopy certificates and important documents and leave the originals
in a safe place.
Never carry original documents around with you.
Join at least one Family History Group, Genealogical Society or Historical
Society.
Share your information and documentation (copies only) with other
researchers.
(Reprinted from Australian
Family Tree Connections – April 2005)
(Some of the) New
Additions to our library resources
New
Journals –
Descendants
of Convicts
Orange
Family History
Cemeteries –
Courier
Mail Obituarites – Jan. 2004 – March 2004
“ “ April 2004 – June 2004
Tweed
Valley Cemeteries Vol.1 to 6 – A to Z – donated by J. Piper
Glossary
of Cemetery Emblems and Symbols
Reference:
Brief
History of
Building
of the
Images
of Historic Morpeth – donated by J. Piper
History
of NSW 1728-1977 – complete list of names of First Fleet Convicts – donated by
M. Johnson
Journal
of the Aust. Naval Institute Autumn 2005 – donated by J.Beeston
Naval
Historical Review Vol.25 No.1 – donated by J.Beeston
Second
Fleet list from Daily Sun 20.7.1987 (newspaper)
Ship
“Glamorganshire” Maryborough 2.5.1874
Moreton
Bay Letters by P. Ludlow – donated by J.Piper
Maryborough
& District Licensed Publicans 1860-1924, Vol.1. &
1924-1970 Vol.2.
Black
Diamond Line of Colliers – donated by D. Simpson
Batlow and District in pictures- donated by D. Simpson
Ships
that serve
BOOK REVIEWS
by
Joanne Beeston (Librarian)
MORETON BAY LETTERS is a fascinating book
about the people of
Another
interesting book to add to our Shipping Section is called THE SHIPS THAT
SERVE NEW ZEALAND-BRITISH AND EUROPEAN LINES by I.G. Stewart and was
donated by Don Robinson. It gives you
background history of each company which engages in the
As
Something
that will be a great purchase for the club, is the ship voyages that came into Maryborough. There were 22,000 immigrants from countries
such as
There
will be a list for members who are interested in purchasing and then donating a
book to the Club. You will be able to
have the book for 2 weeks, before it goes into the library. Your name will be recorded in the book as the
one who donated it.
There
are approx. 52 voyages. They do have a
lot of information in them, and a copy of the “Glamorganshire 1874” voyage is
in the library if members wish to have a look at the type of book that is
available.
Thank
you, Joanne
Internet Addresses for you
to try
If
you discover an interesting genealogy website while you are surfing the net,
please email the web address to me for inclusion in an upcoming
newsletter….thank you, Elaine (nitemare1948@yahoo.com.au
The email addresses given below have not been checked
to see if they are still available….I do not have the time to check them all.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/gortbaps.htm
Great
Irish site
www.ChapelHill.homep.net/FamilyHistory/Photos
Worth checking out. Quite a few cemeteries are listed including
www.searchwhateveraustralia.com.au
Search
whatever
http://www.jje.info/lostlives/places/ngpf.html
Lost
lives in World War II – civilians, police, missionaries, miners and military.
http://www.naa.gov.au/Publications/fact_sheets/FS152.html
Military
service Pay records
The BBC's History web
pages:
They
have a section on Family History:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory
which includes a beginner's guide:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/familyhistory
and other areas like "WWII People's War"
Although
there are lots of books about the WWII, the Beeb has
collected and posted stories from individuals. You can search for stories mentioning
specific places or just read first hand accounts,
e.g.a child evacuated to the
countryside. Good background reading